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The period of a simple pendulum is T=2(pi)sqrt(l/g),$$T=2\pi\sqrt{\ell/g},$$ but no where in there do I see that it accounts for friction. Does it somehow account for friction, and if not, how could you do that?

The period of a simple pendulum is T=2(pi)sqrt(l/g), but no where in there do I see that it accounts for friction. Does it somehow account for friction, and if not, how could you do that?

The period of a simple pendulum is $$T=2\pi\sqrt{\ell/g},$$ but no where in there do I see that it accounts for friction. Does it somehow account for friction, and if not, how could you do that?

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Period of a simple pendulum accounting for friction

The period of a simple pendulum is T=2(pi)sqrt(l/g), but no where in there do I see that it accounts for friction. Does it somehow account for friction, and if not, how could you do that?